Local government districts which were Special Areas in 1934.

Table ID:

SPECIAL_1934     (1253135)

Contents:

Local government districts which were Special Areas in 1934.

Approx. number of rows:

97

Table type:

Raw Data

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Geography:

Reporting units are identified by:
   Administrative County
   Local Government District
   Local Government District Type

Chronology:

The data are for the single year 1934.

Sources:

1. GB Parliament (1934) Official Reports 5th Series, Parliamentary Debates: Commons 1934-5 Vol 295, 5th December 1934, Appendix 1.

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Notes:

1. This is a list of the 97 (out of c. 1,800) local government districts in 1934 which were designated as depressed or 'Special' areas. They were all in the north of England (Cumberland, Durham or Northumberland) or South Wales (Brecknock, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire or Pembrokeshire.
2. This list was added to the database for use with 1939 data, but care needs to be taken in re-districting as some County Reviews had already taken place by 1934: With the exception of one small boundary change, all changes affecting Cumberland between 1931 and 1939 took effect on 1/4/1934. There were a few transfers affecting Durham in 1934 and before, but the major changes were in 1936. All changes affecting Northumberland were in April 1935. Brecknockshire was re-districted in April 1934, when two separately listed Civil Parishes were merged into districts. One of the districts involved was Vaynor and Penderyn, which is in the Special Area list. There were two small transfers affecting Glamorgan in 1934. All changes affecting Monmouthshire were in 1935 or later. Pembrokeshire was re-districted in 1934, but the only district in the Special Area list, Pembroke MB, was not involved. In summary, only Cumberland and Brecknockshire should not be re-districted.

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Checking:

1. No checking possible; data loaded as supplied.
2. The unit names given in the rows have been matched to the AUO for 1934

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
special_1934_idx	Unique	lg_dist, lg_type, adm_cnty

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
lg_dist	Text string (max.len.=44).	Local government district.
lg_type	Text string (max.len.=8).	Local government district type.
adm_cnty	Text string (max.len.=24).	Name of the Administrative County containing the district.
special	Integer number.	Flag indicating whether the district was included in the Special Areas. As this tables includes only districts which were Special Areas, this is always 1.
notes	Long text.	Notes on individual districts.
cnty_unit	Integer number.	Unit ID for the county from the AUO.
g_unit	Integer number.	Unit ID for the district from the AUO.